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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 4,356 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.3%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
4101BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
High28.0%-30.3pp
4102BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High28.0%-30.3pp
4103ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4104G W KRIEGER SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4105HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON STATION · SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle28.0%-30.3pp
4106IDA B WELLS-BARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 34
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4107IS 339
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle28.0%-30.3pp
4108IS 347 SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Middle28.0%-30.3pp
4109JOHNSON CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHNSON CITY · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle28.0%-30.3pp
4110LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4111MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WYANDANCH · WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4112MS 319 MARIE TERESA
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Middle28.0%-30.3pp
4113NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4114PS 106 EDWARD EVERETT HALE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4115PS 23 NEW CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4116PS 307 DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4117PS 377 ALEJANDRINA B DE GAUTIER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4118PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4119SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4120STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4121WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLEAN · OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
4122ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High27.0%-31.3pp
4123ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4124ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL ISLIP · CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4125EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL
AMITYVILLE · AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4126GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4127HEMPSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4128HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4129JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4130KAKIAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4131MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORRISONVILLE · SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4132MS 324 PATRIA MIRABAL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4133ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4134PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FULTON · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4135PS 111 JACOB BLACKWELL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4136PS 18 JOHN PETER ZENGER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4137PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4138PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4139PS 419
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4140PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4141PS 73 BRONX
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4142PS 93 WILLIAM H PRESCOTT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4143RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High27.0%-31.3pp
4144ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4145SCHOOL 52-FRANK FOWLER DOW
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4146SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INTERLAKEN · SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-31.3pp
4147WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALTON · WALTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4148WILBUR H LYNCH LITERACY ACADEMY
AMSTERDAM · AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.0%-31.3pp
4149BENJAMIN COSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALLSBURG · FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4150BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
High26.0%-32.3pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NYS Assessments % Proficient (Level 3+4) threshold on the latest available NYS Assessments English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in New York, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.